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SUMMARY:APICS Winter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Winter Seminar 2020\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			Amplify your voice with Proof points\n\n			presented by Melissa DeLay\, TruPerception\n\n			Tuesday\, February 18\, 2020\, 7:30am-4:30pm\n\n			Eaton - EAS\, Atria Corporate Center\, Plymouth\, MN\n			\n			\n		\n	\n\n\nIt can be difficult to feel heard in your profession no matter the company\, your tenure\, or the industry you work in. Decades of poor communication habits have fostered unwelcome atmospheres and tense employee relations in the office. Although we're getting closer to the cultural tipping point of equality and respect for all in the American workplace\, it can still feel difficult to get your ideas heard\, be taken seriously\, defuse unhappy stakeholders\, or address inappropriate comments at your expense.\n\nThis seminar will focus on practical communication tips\, and how they can help get results while staying true to who you are.\n\nYou'll learn:\n\n\n	How to confidently communicate upwards with managers\, stakeholders\, and key officers.\n	Ways to get your voice heard in meetings or group settings in the midst of others trying to take credit for your work or downplay your contributions.\n	Exact communication tools to take your career to the next level.\n	Communication strategies to help position you and your team as credible in all circumstances.\n	Interactive discussion of the role of communication in building positive impressions and getting results.\n	Q & A period on real-life challenges.\n	Proof Points: Explanation of their purpose and usefulness. How to develop authentic sound bites that demonstrate your results and shorten any decision or sales cycle.\n\n\n \n\nEarn 8 Certification Maintenance Points for attendance at this event.\n\nBIO: Melissa DeLay is the award-winning founder and principal owner of TruPerception. With nearly two decades of strategic and corporate communication experience including consulting for entities such as Ameriprise Financial and the state of Minnesota\, as well as holding senior positions with 3M\, Carlson Companies\, Maytag\, and AmeriPride she knows how to deliver the right words in the right way to drive change\, manage crises\, boost engagement\, and build a stronger brand.\n\nHer first book\, The Truth About Scandal: The Everyday Guide to Navigating Business Crises\, details her years of firsthand experience coaching and consulting professionals through some of the toughest communications issues facing modern leaders today.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000080">Winter Seminar 2020</span></h1>\n\n<table style="border-collapse:collapse\; width:100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:44.8568%">\n			<h2 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000080">Amplify your voice with Proof points</span></h2>\n\n			<h3 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000080">presented by Melissa DeLay\, TruPerception</span></h3>\n\n			<h3 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000080">Tuesday\, February 18\, 2020\, 7:30am-4:30pm</span></h3>\n\n			<h3 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000080">Eaton - EAS\, Atria Corporate Center\, Plymouth\, MN</span></h3>\n			</td>\n			<td style="width:55.1432%"><img alt="" height="210" src="https://apicstc.org/images/Melissa_DeLay1.jpg" width="150" /></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000">It can be difficult to feel heard in your profession&mdash\;no matter the company\, your tenure\, or the industry you work in. Decades of poor communication habits have fostered unwelcome atmospheres and tense employee relations in the office. Although we&rsquo\;re getting closer to the cultural tipping point of equality and respect for all in the American workplace\, it can still feel difficult to get your ideas heard\, be taken seriously\, defuse unhappy stakeholders\, or address inappropriate comments at your expense.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000">This seminar will focus on practical communication tips\, and how they can help get results while staying true to who you are.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000">You&rsquo\;ll learn:</span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>How to confidently communicate upwards with managers\, stakeholders\, and key officers.</li>\n	<li>Ways to get your voice heard in meetings or group settings in the midst of others trying to take credit for your work or downplay your contributions.</li>\n	<li>Exact communication tools to take your career to the next level.</li>\n	<li>Communication strategies to help position you and your team as credible in all circumstances.</li>\n	<li>Interactive discussion of the role of communication in building positive impressions and getting results.</li>\n	<li>Q &amp\; A period on real-life challenges.</li>\n	<li>Proof Points: Explanation of their purpose and usefulness. How to develop authentic sound bites that demonstrate your results and shorten any decision or sales cycle.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><em><strong><span style="color:#000000">Earn 8 Certification Maintenance Points for attendance at this event.</span></strong></em></p>\n\n<p><strong>BIO: Melissa DeLay</strong> <span style="color:#000000">is the award-winning founder and principal owner of&nbsp\;<a href="http://truperception.com/" style="color: #000000\;">TruPerception</a>. With nearly two decades of strategic and corporate communication experience&ndash\;including consulting for entities such as Ameriprise Financial and the state of Minnesota\, as well as holding senior positions with 3M\, Carlson Companies\, Maytag\, and AmeriPride&ndash\;she knows how to deliver the right words in the right way to drive change\, manage crises\, boost engagement\, and build a stronger brand.<br />\nHer first book\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Scandal-Everyday-Navigating/dp/1634891511" style="color: #000000\;"><em>The Truth About Scandal: The Everyday Guide to Navigating Business Crises</em></a>\, details her years of firsthand experience coaching and consulting professionals through some of the toughest communications issues facing modern leaders today.</span></p>\n
LOCATION:Eaton Energy Automation Systems The Atria Corporate Office Center 3033 Campus Drive Plymouth\, MN 55441 Note: Look for Atria Corporate Office Bldg. and enter through the main entrance.
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URL:http://members.metronorthchamber.org/events/details/apics-winter-seminar-191803
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